NBA Recap: Oklahoma City Thunder Beat Indiana Pacers With Spectacular Performances From Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook
Ritz Agranum | | Mar 20, 2016 02:11 PM EDT |
(Photo : gettyimages.com) Durant scored a team-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for another double-double game finish, while Westbrook registered his league-leading 14th triple-double of the season with 14 points, 14 assists and 11 boards.
The sizzling Oklahoma City Thunder's dynamic tandem of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook led the Western Conference third-best team to outlast Indiana Pacers with a 115-111 victory at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
Durant scored a team-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, along with eight assists, three steals and a blocked shot for another double-double game finish. Westbrook registered his league-leading 14th triple-double of the season with 14 points, 14 assists and 11 boards.
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"It feels like we're getting into a good groove," Durant, who has scored at least 20 points in 55 consecutive games, said. "Tonight we kept grinding. With a back-to-back, coming in here against a team that beat us out of the (All-Star) break, makes it an even better win."
Reserves Enes Kanter and Randy Foye chipped in 15 and 12 points respectively for the Thunder, who have won four straight games in a row.
Oklahoma City ended the first half leading by ten 64-54 but Indiana made a huge 33-24 run in the third quarter to cut the deficit within one 88-87 going in to the final period of the match.
The Pacers scored 9 points while the Thunder managed to drop 4 and the host team took the lead 96-92 with 9:33 minutes remaining. However, Durant led an 18-4 charge and built a ten-point lead 110-100 with over three minutes to go.
Paul George made a final push for the Pacer scoring eight straight points, including a four-point play that trimmed down Oklahoma's lead to just 112-108 with1:01 minute to play. George Hill split his free throws after being fouled by Durant and cut the gap within three with 0:35.6 ticks left on the game clock.
Durant was fouled by Monta Ellis and converted his two free shots to give the Thunder a safe 114-109 lead with just 0:02.8 second to go.
George scored a game-high 45 points for the Pacers and Hill added 20.
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